Week 1, 2007

played in Chicago, IL

64 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	0	3	-	16
Chicago Bears	14	0	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:00 CHI - David Garrard 9 run (Kenneth Cooper extra point)
1Q: 06:26 CHI - David Garrard 7 run (Kenneth Cooper extra point)
1Q: 04:30 MIN - Phil Dawson 42 field goal
2Q: 07:19 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
2Q: 01:10 MIN - Brian Griese 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 02:17 CHI - Johnny Wilkinson 10 run (Kenneth Cooper extra point)
4Q: 13:27 MIN - Phil Dawson 32 field goal
4Q: 11:34 CHI - Deion Branch 12 pass from David Garrard (Kenneth Cooper extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:00 CHI - David Garrard 9 run (Kenneth Cooper extra point)
1Q: 06:26 CHI - David Garrard 7 run (Kenneth Cooper extra point)
1Q: 04:30 MIN - Phil Dawson 42 field goal
2Q: 07:19 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
2Q: 01:10 MIN - Brian Griese 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 02:17 CHI - Johnny Wilkinson 10 run (Kenneth Cooper extra point)
4Q: 13:27 MIN - Phil Dawson 32 field goal
4Q: 11:34 CHI - Deion Branch 12 pass from David Garrard (Kenneth Cooper extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 331 320
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 4.87 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 135 84
- Rushing Attempts 33 31
- Yards per Rush 4.09 2.71
Net Passing Yards 196 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 15 - 2 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 212 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.60 8.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 5/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/70 6/31
Punt Returns/Yards 4/63 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/107 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:36 29:24

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	331	320
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	4.87	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	135	84
- Rushing Attempts	33	31
- Yards per Rush	4.09	2.71
Net Passing Yards	196	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 15 - 2	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	212	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.60	8.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	5/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/70	6/31
Punt Returns/Yards	4/63	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/107	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:36	29:24

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:43	OWN 25	2	1	Fumble
1	13:50	2:20	OWN 44	3	-6	Punt
1	6:17	1:53	OPP 46	4	21	Field Goal
1	0:31	1:13	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
2	12:14	5:03	OWN 38	9	46	Field Goal
2	5:05	2:30	OPP 45	5	15	Interception
2	1:46	0:45	OPP 32	2	32	Touchdown
3	14:04	1:13	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
3	8:30	2:30	OWN 32	5	24	Punt
3	4:46	1:07	50	3	-11	Interception
3	2:10	3:51	OPP 43	6	28	Field Goal
4	11:23	5:49	OWN 19	13	57	Downs
4	3:08	1:15	OWN 38	5	34	Downs
4	1:18	1:18	OWN 31	5	40	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:17	0:27	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
1	11:30	5:13	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	4:24	3:53	OWN 18	6	21	Punt
2	14:18	2:04	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	7:11	2:06	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
2	2:35	0:49	OWN 20	3	12	Fumble
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	0:56	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	12:51	4:21	OWN 24	10	44	Downs
3	6:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	30	Fumble
3	3:39	1:29	OPP 34	3	34	Touchdown
4	13:19	1:56	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	5:34	2:26	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
4	1:53	0:35	OWN 28	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: David Garrard, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brandon Jackson	21	65	3.10	11	4	0
QB Brian Griese	10	64	6.40	16	2	1
RB Frank Gore	2	6	3.00	5	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Johnny Wilkinson	20	47	2.35	15	3	1
RB Desmond Dickinson	5	3	0.60	3	0	0
QB David Garrard	3	17	5.67	9	0	2
RB Joseph Addai	2	11	5.50	6	0	0
WR Deion Branch	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	32	15	212	3/16	0	33	2	42.7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Garrard	28	18	241	1/5	1	37	0	103.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Harold Burnett	5	6	81	16.20	43	33
WR Darnerien McCants	4	9	47	11.75	3	18
FB Nick Goings	1	3	11	11.00	6	11
RB Frank Gore	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Rick McKnight	1	2	17	17.00	8	17
WR Troy Williamson	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	24	24.00	14	24
WR Craig Davis	1	6	18	18.00	5	18
TE Patrick Estes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Everett Newton	7	8	91	13.00	45	23	0
RB Johnny Wilkinson	3	6	23	7.67	10	18	0
WR Mark Bradley	3	3	59	19.67	21	37	0
WR Derrick Mason	2	5	20	10.00	6	19	0
WR Deion Branch	2	2	23	11.50	19	12	1
TE Quinn Sypniewski	1	1	25	25.00	11	25	0
TE Zach Miller	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB David Barrett	1	12	12.00	0
CB Jonathan Joseph	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Brandon Jackson	1	0	0
DE Stephen Tulloch	0	1	2
CB Ricky Manning	0	1	0
CB Ryan Clark	0	0	1
DE Calvin Pace	0	0	1
WR Troy Williamson	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Johnny Wilkinson	2	0	0
CB David Barrett	1	0	0
QB David Garrard	1	0	0
WR Everett Newton	1	0	0
WR Derrick Mason	0	1	0
CB Manny Pacquiao	0	1	0
FB J.D. Runnels	0	1	0
CB Jonathan Joseph	0	1	0
DE John Abraham	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	4	172	43.0	30.5	47	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sammy Reaves	7	293	41.9	32.9	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenneth Cooper	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Gore	4	63	15.8	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Barrett	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick McKnight	2	80	40.0	0
Troy Williamson	1	27	27.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Mason	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	10	2	0.0	31	29
DE Cameron Wake	9	2	0.0	31	29
DE Stephen Tulloch	6	2	0.0	31	24
ILB Jay Foreman	5	4	0.0	31	29
DE Mike Rucker	4	3	0.0	31	29
CB Travis Daniels	3	1	0.0	28	29
DE Calvin Pace	2	1	1.0	31	29
CB Greg Blue	2	0	0.0	29	15
QB Brian Griese	1	0	---	---	---
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	---	---	---
S Brock Williams	1	0	0.0	5	16
G Eric Steinbach	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kedrick Golston	1	0	0.0	25	12
CB Axel Batchelor	1	0	0.0	16	20
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0.0	29	21

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terrell Suggs	8	2	0.0	31	30
S Corey Webster	7	0	0.0	33	35
DE John Abraham	5	0	1.0	23	23
CB Jonathan Joseph	5	3	0.0	33	35
DE Matt Stewart	4	3	0.0	33	35
CB Cortland Finnegan	4	1	0.0	33	33
DE Anton Palepoi	3	0	2.0	19	29
OLB Landon Johnson	3	0	0.0	31	30
CB David Barrett	2	0	0.0	32	34
ILB Nick Barnett	2	0	0.0	2	5
ILB Harrison Arnold	2	0	0.0	12	3
CB Jason Craft	1	3	0.0	9	11
DT Damione Lewis	1	1	0.0	25	31
DE Ryan Riddle	1	0	0.0	20	15
DT Andrew Hoffman	1	0	0.0	12	7
CB Darrelle Revis	1	0	0.0	14	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Calvin Pace	1.0	0	1	0	29
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Stephen Tulloch	0.0	0	1	2	24
DE Cameron Wake	0.0	0	0	2	29

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Anton Palepoi	2.0	1	1	29
DE John Abraham	1.0	0	0	23
DT Damione Lewis	0.0	0	1	31
ILB Terrell Suggs	0.0	0	1	30
DE Ryan Riddle	0.0	0	1	15
DT Andrew Hoffman	0.0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	5	1	29
CB Travis Daniels	3	1	29
DE Stephen Tulloch	3	0	24
DE Cameron Wake	2	0	29
CB Axel Batchelor	2	0	20
DE Mike Rucker	1	1	29
CB Greg Blue	1	0	15
S LaRon Landry	1	0	21
S Brock Williams	0	1	16

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jonathan Joseph	3	0	1	35
DE Matt Stewart	3	0	0	35
CB David Barrett	2	1	1	34
ILB Terrell Suggs	2	0	0	30
CB Darrelle Revis	1	2	0	26
DE John Abraham	1	0	0	23
DE Anton Palepoi	1	0	0	29
ILB Nick Barnett	1	0	0	5
S Corey Webster	1	0	0	35
CB Cortland Finnegan	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	3	7	1	33	0	35
C Chris Dishman	2	6	0	33	2	35
T Terrance Pennington	1	2	0	33	0	35
T Adam Snyder	0	6	0	33	1	35
G Eric Steinbach	0	2	0	33	0	35
FB Nick Goings	0	1	0	30	0	33
FB Harris Stanton	0	1	0	7	0	3

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Fred Weary	2	13	1	31	0	29
C Doug Datish	2	5	0	31	1	29
T Ryan Harris	1	6	0	31	0	29
T Tony Ugoh	0	3	0	31	0	29
C Jake Scott	0	1	0	31	0	29
FB J.D. Runnels	0	1	0	10	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Alexander	1	17
Troy Williamson	1	14
Darnerien McCants	1	10

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Landon Johnson	2	24
Terrell Suggs	1	24
Cris Sellers	1	16
J.D. Runnels	1	14
Jake Scott	1	7
Tony Ugoh	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
FB Nick Goings	30	33	---	---	20	83
WR Darnerien McCants	33	35	---	---	10	78
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	31	24	21	76
G Wilford Brown	33	35	---	---	7	75
G Eric Steinbach	33	35	---	---	7	75
T Adam Snyder	33	35	---	---	7	75
T Terrance Pennington	33	35	---	---	7	75
QB Brian Griese	33	35	---	---	3	71
C Chris Dishman	33	35	---	---	---	68
WR Harold Burnett	32	35	---	---	1	68
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	31	29	7	67
CB Greg Blue	---	---	29	15	21	65
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	31	29	---	60
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	31	29	---	60
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	31	29	---	60
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	31	29	---	60
CB Travis Daniels	---	---	28	29	---	57
WR Craig Davis	15	22	---	---	19	56
RB Brandon Jackson	25	25	---	---	---	50
S LaRon Landry	---	---	29	21	---	50
RB Frank Gore	7	7	---	---	24	38
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	25	12	---	37
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	16	20	---	36
WR Troy Williamson	6	9	---	---	14	29
DE Tommie Harris	---	---	5	5	17	27
TE Joe Klopfenstein	0	0	---	---	24	24
S Brock Williams	---	---	5	16	---	21
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	15	6	---	21
CB Ricky Manning	---	---	2	8	7	17
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	0	0	17	17
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	1	7	7	15
WR Rick McKnight	2	5	---	---	5	12
FB Harris Stanton	7	3	---	---	---	10
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Patrick Estes	7	1	---	---	---	8
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	0	6	---	6
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	0	5	---	5
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE T.J. Williams	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Duante Culpepper	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Robert Berry	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Greg Eslinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tre Holliday	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Caleb Copeland	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Terrell Suggs	---	---	31	30	24	85
OLB Landon Johnson	---	---	31	30	24	85
DE Matt Stewart	---	---	33	35	15	83
CB David Barrett	---	---	32	34	8	74
S Corey Webster	---	---	33	35	4	72
CB Cortland Finnegan	---	---	33	33	6	72
CB Jonathan Joseph	---	---	33	35	3	71
G Fred Weary	31	29	---	---	7	67
C Jake Scott	31	29	---	---	7	67
T Ryan Harris	31	29	---	---	7	67
T Tony Ugoh	31	29	---	---	7	67
DT Damione Lewis	---	---	25	31	5	61
QB David Garrard	31	29	---	---	---	60
C Doug Datish	31	29	---	---	---	60
DE Anton Palepoi	---	---	19	29	6	54
WR Everett Newton	20	25	---	---	9	54
WR Derrick Mason	23	24	---	---	6	53
WR Deion Branch	24	26	---	---	1	51
DE John Abraham	---	---	23	23	2	48
RB Johnny Wilkinson	22	25	---	---	1	48
CB Darrelle Revis	---	---	14	26	---	40
DE Ryan Riddle	---	---	20	15	2	37
TE Zach Miller	21	15	---	---	---	36
FB J.D. Runnels	10	9	---	---	14	33
TE Patrick Root	7	2	---	---	20	29
TE Quinn Sypniewski	15	6	---	---	1	22
CB Jason Craft	---	---	9	11	1	21
DT Andrew Hoffman	---	---	12	7	2	21
RB Cris Sellers	3	0	---	---	16	19
S Jim Leonhard	---	---	1	3	14	18
ILB Harrison Arnold	---	---	12	3	2	17
WR Antwaan Randle El	0	3	---	---	13	16
WR Mark Bradley	1	8	---	---	5	14
CB Manny Pacquiao	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Desmond Dickinson	7	1	---	---	---	8
ILB Nick Barnett	---	---	2	5	---	7
P Sammy Reaves	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Walt DiBlasio	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Kenneth Cooper	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Joseph Addai	2	1	---	---	---	3
CB Jabari Greer	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Jason Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Michael Toudouze	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Winston Justice	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Paul McQuistan	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Charles Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	10	10.0
Middle	24	106	4.4
Right	8	19	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	17	51	3.0
Right	12	32	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	32	15	3	3	2	4	5	0	2

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Garrard	28	18	3	0	2	4	3	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	72	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	101	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	34	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	97	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	73	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	37	18.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnerien McCants	9	4	0	47	0	35
WR Harold Burnett	6	5	0	81	2	35
WR Craig Davis	6	1	1	18	0	22
FB Nick Goings	3	1	1	11	0	33
WR Troy Williamson	3	1	0	10	0	9
WR Rick McKnight	2	1	0	17	0	5
RB Frank Gore	1	1	0	4	0	7
TE Patrick Estes	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	0	24	1	25

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Everett Newton	8	7	1	91	1	25
RB Johnny Wilkinson	6	3	0	23	0	25
WR Derrick Mason	5	2	0	20	0	24
WR Mark Bradley	3	3	0	59	1	8
TE Zach Miller	3	0	1	0	0	15
WR Deion Branch	2	2	0	23	0	26
TE Quinn Sypniewski	1	1	0	25	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Brian Griese	1	3	3.00	6.40
RB Frank Gore	1	1	1.00	3.00
RB Brandon Jackson	1	2	2.00	3.10

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Johnny Wilkinson	3	17	5.67	2.35
QB David Garrard	2	16	8.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	1	0	0	0.00	6.63

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Garrard	3	2	22	7.33	8.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Williamson	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Mason	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Deion Branch	1	1	12	12.00	11.50
WR Mark Bradley	1	1	10	10.00	19.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Griese	5	2
RB Frank Gore	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Johnny Wilkinson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	10	5	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Garrard	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnerien McCants	3	2	2
WR Troy Williamson	2	0	0
WR Craig Davis	2	1	1
FB Nick Goings	1	0	0
RB Frank Gore	1	1	0
WR Rick McKnight	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Everett Newton	4	4	2
WR Derrick Mason	2	1	0
TE Zach Miller	2	0	0
RB Johnny Wilkinson	1	0	0
WR Mark Bradley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)